Annette Lamb eduscapes.com
  • publishing your own book online
  • graphic novels online (webcomics)
  • software package ComicLife, frames does the same thing
  • content + ISTE + AASL STandards = strength (strong nest)
  • real world connections (microblogging) Find a local career person who will microblog with the kids all day on a topic (NASA, Zoologists, travelers)
  • critical thinking Evaluating information about political candidates and make good choices FactCheck.org Students can check facts political social includes lesson plans
  • Personal Responsibility - like SNOPES What are teh implication of how I represent myself on social networks, flickr, facebook, myspace, etc Ethical behavior, age restrictions, Read Think Write lesson on creating a profile (similar to social networking environments)
  • Research process, information skills: new ways to explore, new ways to create a project: Read on the internet Green Hour Teach http://www.greenhour.org/ navigation tools for reading on the Internet. Some specific websites connected to curriculum and have them read articles as you teach them the skills: Scrolling, where to look for navigation. use concept map to note take (Rather than copy paste)
  • ISTE -Creativity Go! Animate write a non traditional report, student projects for models, examples, timeline websites pathfinder to gather resources for kids
  • Inquiry, books, google earth to see where things happened,
  • Multiple perspective and resources (Is clean coal an energy ......... Ellis Island vs Angel Island
  • Footnote - people share primary source docs social networking Real World purpose for SN beyond frivolity
  • Curiousity Pleasure and a passion fo rlearning - I loved the Harry Poter series as a child and I'm into twilight serious now Whats the next hot series I'm ready to read it
  • Let's tell tall tales! Power Point Starters that could go into learning centers in the library or classroom Steven Kellog http://techtraining.dpsk12.org/ILT/TallTale/TT_materials.htm wiki comons (free photos) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • Design Learning Environments Shift your focus from disignning instruction to creating learning environments tha timmerse young people in information and technology Pathfinders - bibliography that is enriched with URLS, Videos, etc.
  • Google books http://books.google.com/
  • http://scholar.google.com/
  • http://www.google.com/patents
  • google spreadsheets
  • Blogging by teachers -- math teacher puts up formulas, ppts he used, background info, advice for students about sleep needed etc. Students see it as a real world part of class, engaging things that make kids think, kids can add pictures and help with text Google Blog Search
  • Connect ot Content Areas - to see the big picture combine information and technology standards to update content standards (connect grade levels - could fourth graders take second graders weather web pages and improve on them? Real World connection get excited about accuracy)
  • Build Bridges -Teacher Tube, School Tube* prefered - upload student projects
  • You tube on how to read a book Midevil
  • Wikimedia commons
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